2012 -- S 2570

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Lynch, Lombardo, Perry, and Walaska

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-108.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled

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"State Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     23-27.3-108.2. State building commissioner's duties. -- (a) This code shall be enforced

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by the state building commissioner as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are

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owned or are temporarily or permanently under the jurisdiction of the state or any of its

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departments, commissions, agencies, or authorities established by an act of the general assembly,

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and as to any structures or buildings or parts thereof that are built upon any land owned by or

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under the jurisdiction of the state.

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     (b) Permit fees for the projects shall be established by the committee. The fees shall be

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deposited as general revenues into a restricted receipt account.

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     (c)(1) The local cities and towns shall charge each permit applicant an additional .1 (.001)

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percent (levy) of the total construction cost for each permit issued. The levy shall be limited to a

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maximum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each of the permits issued for one and two (2) family

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dwellings. This additional levy shall be transmitted monthly to the building commission at the

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department of administration, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase and operation of

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a web-accessible software system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for a uniform,

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statewide electronic plan review, permit management and inspection system and other programs

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described in this chapter. The fee levy shall be deposited as general revenues into a restricted

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receipt account to be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

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     (2) On or before March 1, 2013, the building commissioner shall utilize funds collected

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pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) of this subsection for the purchase of a web-accessible software

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system for uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management and inspection system;

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and shall thereafter expend such funds collected pursuant to subdivision (c)(1) for the continuous

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maintenance and operation of such a web-accessible system.

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     (d) The building commissioner shall, upon request by any state contractor described in

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section 37-2-38.1, review, and when all conditions for certification have been met, certify to the

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state controller that the payment conditions contained in section 37-2-38.1 have been met.

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     (e) On or before December 1, 2012, the building commissioner shall submit a report to

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the governor and the general assembly regarding the commissioner’s progress in establishing a

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web-accessible software system as described in subdivision (c)(2). On or before October 1, 2013,

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the building commissioner shall submit a report to the governor and general assembly providing

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the status of the web-accessible software system implementation, the balance of funding in the

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restricted receipt account pursuant to subdivision (c)(1), and any recommendations for system

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improvement.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would establish a restricted receipt account for the purpose of funding the

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purchase and operation of a web-accessible software system to be utilized by the state and

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municipalities for a uniform, statewide electronic plan review, permit management and inspection

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system.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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